Since the 1940s, population projections have in most cases been pro- duced using the deterministic cohort component method. However, in 2015, for the first time, in a major advance, the United… more
Technical Reports
Abstract: Statistical methods are developed for assessing the likelihood of prejudicial bias in agent-assigned permutations, such as the ordering of candidates on an election… more
This report shows how the descent of genome from an ancestor to currently observed descendants results in identity by descent (IBD) in current individuals, and hence similarities in their DNA at… more
Recent News
We are proud to announce that E. Ashley Steel, an Affiliate Associate Professor of the Department of Statistics and School of… more
Jon Wakefield has been invited to join the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), that advises the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
UN IGME was… more
The first edition of our undergraduate newsletter, "Student's T time", is edited by Ranjini Grove, our
faculty undergraduate program coordinator.
This edition of the newsletter … more
Upcoming Courses
MATH/STAT 491/8 is a two-quarter course sequence in place of MATH/STAT 491/2 for the B.S. in Mathematics degree option. The sequence provides a relatively complete introduction to core problems in stochastic processes.